Axe: Semantics (semantics)

axe/semantics contains accessibility rules from the axe semantics category.

See the “Can the hint be configured?” section of hint-axe for examples of enabling, disabling, and changing the severity of individual rules.

Default rules (WCAG 2.1 Level A and Level AA)

• Links with the same name must have a similar purpose (identical-links-same-purpose)

Additional rules (off by default)

• Heading levels should only increase by one (heading-order)
• Elements must have their visible text as part of their accessible name (label-content-name-mismatch)
• Banner landmark should not be contained in another landmark (landmark-banner-is-top-level)
• Aside should not be contained in another landmark (landmark-complementary-is-top-level)
• Contentinfo landmark should not be contained in another landmark (landmark-contentinfo-is-top-level)
• Main landmark should not be contained in another landmark (landmark-main-is-top-level)
• Document should not have more than one banner landmark (landmark-no-duplicate-banner)
• Document should not have more than one contentinfo landmark (landmark-no-duplicate-contentinfo)
• Document should not have more than one main landmark (landmark-no-duplicate-main)
• Document should have one main landmark (landmark-one-main)
• Ensures landmarks are unique (landmark-unique)
• Styled <p> elements must not be used as headings (p-as-heading)
• Page should contain a level-one heading (page-has-heading-one)